05/27/1919 Board of Public Works Minutes

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70 h..1919. Continued. Representatives of the Birdsall Mfg. Company a geared before the Board with the Commissioner of Buildings and, requested permission to repair present aerial Bridge across Columbia Street of their factory between Division Street and Monroe Street. Permission granted with the understanding that passage way for traffic be left on street and the proper safe guards be placed day and night. Communication received from Stuart McKibbin, County attemny in regard of the County's claim for grading, draining and grevel g the approach of Portage Avenue at the county line, the total cost of stame being 1;589,54) the city to pay one-half of same amounting to 0 794.77 The`following resolution was adopted and approved by the Board. That the claim filed by the County Commissioners against the City of South Bend for the grad ing ' of the approach of Portage Avenue at the city l L litits in the sum of $1590.00, they sum. of "4.77 this being one half of"the toted cost of said Improvement was ordered paid out of the miscellaneous Lund of the Board of Public Worlds. Petition filed for sewer. on Beale Street from Portage Avenue to Kessler Blvd. Also the following waiver signed. The Board ordered a resolution prepewed on same WA I VER. To the Board of Public Works. South Bend, Indiana, Wtj BERE*S,, the Board of Publ is Works of the City of South Bend, Indiana, did, on the_ ; ay of ; 1919 adopt a preliminary resolution for the imw provement of Beal t t from Portage Avenue to Kessler Boulevard under Improvement resolution No. in the City of South Bend, Indiana, by construction of a sewer also the construction of the necessary manholes, and inlets, .storm water inlets:, condufn and resetting manholes and. inlets to the proper grade. _. All as shown on the plan and In accordance with the profiles, detail drawings and specifications on file in the officer of the, Department of, Pub_ i ie Works. AND WHEREAS, we.- the undersigned, are the only persons owing property on said street to be improved, and thatme alone are affected in any way by said proposd Improvement, That we are the sole owners of the separate parcels of land bordering upon said street proposed to be improved. THE -WORE, .in cons id°er" ion that said Board of Public Works proceed to improve said Btreet known as Beale Street froj Portage Avenue to Kessler Boulevard as porposed in said res olut ion, ,.and for the further purpose of saving time and expense, are the undersggned, do hereby waive all onjeetion on and in defense to any defect in said proceedings, and to any violation in procedure for the construction of sewers, as fixed - by Section 8722 of Burna' .Revised Statutes of 1914. We further waive any right to object to the form of said resolution. We further waive any and all objections to the fact that no advertisement for hearing was published sa required by law. That no notices were ma-iled to the owners of property and that no hearing was - held by said Board. We also consent that said Board shall proceed to let the contract for doing said work in the f ollowing manner: - That they _shall notify by mail responsible contractors in the City of South Bend, Ines ans of said work to be dome under said resolution, and that they shall receive bids from said c ontrac tors for doing said work, and they shall let the contract for the doing of said work to the lowest responsible bidder. And we waive any objections to the action of said Board inletting said contract in a form and manner other than ,provided by law. And we further consent that the cost of doing said work shall be assessed against the different parcels of real estate owned by x1a as provided by sections 872298723a9872498725,872608727,8728, and sll Sate and laws amaadadtory thereof or supplemental thereto. And we further agree that notice given.us by mail shall be sufficent notice of the hearing upon the assessment made for said improvement. Given under our bands on the day and year first above mentioned SOLOMON PDX W* D. RETTTII_TC� E. L. SC}�LL.